dovetail cutter

A rotary cutting tool, used to shape dovetails.

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The second step is cutting the dovetail using a .359 x 60 degree dovetail cutter (Brownell's 080-621-060).

Big iron: building the longslide .45 auto

It you have a milling machine, it is a small matter to machine a perfect dovetail with a 0.25-inch dovetail cutter. I cut mine about 0.060-inch deep.

Secrets of the red front sight insert: it can be installed easily if you follow a few simple rules

It was a standard 600 dovetail, so I opened it up with a dovetail cutter on my milling machine.

Put together a PSL part 3: last time (4/20 issue), Matthews installed the barrel, top cover, trigger group and buttstock. This month, he finishes the PSL

Asking a dovetail cutter to plow through a hard slide cutting on a full 180-degree path is begging for an overheated and worn (or broken) cutter, a work-hardened slide and poor cut finish.

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I used a dovetail cutter I purchased from Brownells for this.

Renovating a Rolling Block: last time (6/10 issue), Coffield made a forearm and installed the sights. This time, he relines the barrel and modifies the breechblock

A 45-degree dovetail cutter will do the job, or if you are really handy, a correctly angled machinist file will suffice.

Custom heavy barrels for Ruger Model 77/17

The dovetail on my front sight is not a standard 3/8" so T can't use my normal dovetail cutter in my milling machine.

Renovating a Rolling Block part 2: last time (5/10 issue), Coffield shortened the barrel, shaped a stock from a blank and inlet the action. This time he makes a forearm and installs the sights

I don't have the type of machine or cutter to make the slot look like they do it at the factory, so I simply milled out the 3/8-inch slot to the proper depth and then used a 1/2-inch 45-degree dovetail cutter for the barrel block.

Converting the Ruger 10/22 to .17 Mach 2: here's one person's story of the problems encountered and the solutions devised while converting this popular Ruger rifle from .22 to .17 M2

The next milling cut will be made to remove material to lessen the burden for the dovetail cutter. Wipe the previously milled area clean of any oil and use the black felt-tip marker to color an area around 5/8 inch back from the shoulder we just created with the 1/2-inch endmill.

Installing blended adjustable sights on auto-loading pistols: an adjustable rear sight on the slide of a large-caliber semi-automatic pistol must be strong and sturdy, and the installation must be equally solid and secure